Matildas, フラン raring for bumper pre-World Cup 衝突/不一致

Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson believes friendly 対抗者s フラン have given Australia a helping 手渡す ahead of the Women's World Cup.

The Matildas take on the world No.5 at a sold-out Marvel Stadium on Friday night.

Herve Renard's 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金s recently (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 Canada and Ireland, 供給するing Australia with a strong 詳細な計画 for how to take on two of their three group-行う/開催する/段階 対抗者s.

同様に as 供給するing invaluable 研究 構成要素, フラン will also 提起する/ポーズをとる a terrific 実験(する) on the field.

"We didn't know they were going to play Canada and Ireland," Gustavsson told reporters on Thursday.

"That was a very good 特別手当 for us.

"We got a lot of good pictures of フラン but moreso about our group-行う/開催する/段階 対抗者s. We've looked at a lot of ビデオ.

"When it comes to why we're playing フラン, it's part of the bigger 計画(する) that we've prepped for, for years - meaning we need to play 最高の,を越す 対立, European 対立, and make sure that we 手段 ourselves against those 最高の,を越す teams.

"We have enabled over the last four games now against European 対立. It doesn't mean it's not going to be a 堅い game against フラン.

"But フラン is one of the few (最高の,を越す) teams that we 港/避難所't played under my 任期. So I'm really happy to get the chance to do that 同様に."

Matildas defender Ellie Carpenter plays her club football at Lyon と一緒に several of フラン's squad.

"(It's) extra-special for me, I get to play against some of my チーム仲間s who I know very 井戸/弁護士席," she said.

"I'm excited to see them and I can't wait for the 戦う/戦い."

フラン e coach Renard, who was in 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金 of Saudi Arabia's men's team at last year's World Cup in Qatar, is looking 今後 to playing the hosts in 前線 of more than 50,000 fans in Melbourne.

"This is a very good 状況 to start this World Cup," he said.

"If the stadium is 十分な, it's a good (準備).

"We know it will be a very difficult game but it's perfect for us.

"We have to be ready to start very 井戸/弁護士席 and to play a very good World Cup in Australia.

"Tomorrow it will be another 行う/開催する/段階 against one of the favourites of this Women's World Cup."

フラン are 用心深い of the Australians too but Renard said his 味方する would remain 焦点(を合わせる)d on their own 業績/成果

"They 改善するd a lot. They have a coach with big experience, 特に with women's football. So it's exciting," Renard said of the Matildas.

"We know (Sam Kerr is) a very good striker. She did very 井戸/弁護士席 also at Chelsea. Of course she's the leader of this team.

"(But) we are thinking of ourselves first."

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